Makhdoom Mohiuddin, or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Khudri, (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was an

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and

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political activist of

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who founded the Progressive Writers Union in

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and was active with the

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and the

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, and at the forefront of the 1946–1947

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against the

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of the erstwhile

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Biography

Mohiuddin lectured at the City College in 1934 and taught Urdu literature. He was the founder of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh and is regarded as a Freedom Fighter of India. He is best known for his collection of poems entitled ''Bisat-e-Raqs'' ("The Dance Floor"), for which he was awarded the 1969 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. His published works include the essay ''Tagore and His Poetry'', a play, ''Hosh ke Nakhun'' ("Unravelling"), an adaptation of Shaw's ''Widowers' Houses'', and a collection of prose essays. ''Bisat-e-Raqs'' is a complete collection of Makhdoom's verse including his two earlier collections ''Surkh Savera'' ("The Red Dawn", 1944) and ''Gul-e-Tar'' ("The Dewdrenched Rose", 1961) He is known as ''Shayar-e-Inquilab ('Poet of the Revolution'). His ghazals and lyrics have been used in many

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films. Among his notable are the romantic ghazals: ''Ek Chameli Ke Mandve Taley'', ''Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar'' and ''Phir Chhidi Raat, Baat Phoolon Ki''. He was also a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1956 - 1969 and became opposition leader in Assembly and was one of the most popular political leaders across India. He traveled to most of the European countries that existed under the umbrella of the Soviet Union and also visited Red China. While in Moscow he met Yuri Gagarin and wrote a poem on him. On 4 and 5 February 2008, programmes were organised in

to mark his birth centenary celebrations in which

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, P. M. Bhargava, and Syed E. Hasnain participated.

Awards

* Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu Poetry – 1969

References

External links

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, 29 January 2003
The forgotten romantic

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